# Books about civil rights assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _civil rights_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 750L–1000L
**Grade span:** 5–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/civil-rights
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore civil rights

- [Christopher Paul Curtis](https://readinglist.school/author/christopher-paul-curtis)

## civil rights canon

- [Brown Girl Dreaming](https://readinglist.school/book/brown-girl-dreaming) by Jacqueline Woodson _(990L · Grades 5–8)_
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(1000L · Grades 5–8)_

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